Comparison of Thecus N2520 and Synology DiskStation DS216j
The side-by-side comparison of the devices’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting NAS.
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Thecus N2520 (N2520) |
Synology DiskStation DS216j (DS216J) |
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Launch | 2013 | 2016 | |
Class | Small office / Home office | Small office / Home office | |
Body | |||
Dimensions | 166 x 114 x 210 mm | 165 x 100 x 225.5 mm | |
Weight | 1.35 kg | 880 g | |
Disks | |||
Disk bays | 2 x 3.5" SATA II | 2 x 3.5" SATA III | |
RAID | JBOD RAID0 RAID1 |
JBOD RAID0 RAID1 Synology Hybrid RAID |
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SSD support | no | yes | |
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Network | |||
LAN ports | 1 x Gigabit Ethernet | 1 x Gigabit Ethernet | |
Wireless | no | yes, with USB dongle | |
Protocols | AFP CIFS/SMB FTP HTTP NFS |
AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS WEBDAV |
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P2P support | BitTorrent | BitTorrent eMule |
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Media server | DLNA UPnP iTunes |
DLNA UPnP iTunes |
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Cloud backup | Amazon S3 Dropbox ElephantDrive |
Amazon S3 Box Dropbox Google Drive Microsoft OneDrive |
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Connectivity | |||
USB ports | 2 x USB 2.0 1 x USB 3.0 |
2 x USB 3.0 | |
eSATA ports | no | no | |
System | |||
CPU | Intel Atom CE5315 dual-core @ 1.2 GHz | Marvell Armada 385 88F6820 dual-core @ 1 GHz | |
RAM | 1 GB DDR3 | 512 MB | |
Flash | 4 GB | ||
Operating system | Thecus OS 6 | Synology DSM | |
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Power | |||
Power supply | 12 V / 3.33 A | 12 V / 5 A | |
Consuption | 14 W / 9 W | 14.85 W / 6.95 W | |
Fans | 1 x 80 mm | 1 x 92 mm | |
Noise level | 20 dB(A) | 18.2 dB(A) | |
Features | |||
Specials | HDMI output Audio output (S/PDIF) |
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Administration | |||
Default IP | DHCP | DHCP | |
Default username | admin | admin | |
Default password | admin | [blank] |
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